Lin Nan went to bed very late.
His sleep quality had always been poor. If there were ssy sounds before bed, he couldn't fall asleep no matter how tired he was, and if there were any loud noises while sleeping, he would suddenly wake up.
When he first started college as a freshman, Tu Junhui always liked to play gas and shout late at night, making him Lin Nan's primary target. During that ti, together with Chen Yao, they criticized Tu Junhui until he had nothing left to say. Although he improved later, he also started feuding with Lin Nan, often teasing him.
However, though he liked quiet when sleeping, tonight Lin Nan discovered that what he liked wasn't actually quiet, but rather a sense of security.
He was the only one in the dorm, the black cat Cola had gone to sleep early, and the whole dorm could only hear the soft noise of the air conditioner. Because of this, he could hear every little movent outside the dorm clearly.
The sound of wind outside the door, insects, the faint rolling of marbles from upstairs, and the mysterious soft sound of the wardrobe closing...
It seed all sounds gathered in his mind, so any slightly abrupt noise would make Lin Nan jump in fright, his hair standing on end.
At ho, he often lived alone too, but that was his own ho after all. He could lock his bedroom door, turn on the night light, play so livestream sound on his phone, wrap himself in the blanket, and feel completely safe. But in the dorm, he was ntally tense, as if in so dangerous situation where any little movent could make him nervous for a mont.
Since he had to interview for the part-ti server position tomorrow afternoon, Lin Nan went to bed before ten, but even though he had cultivated sleepiness, he couldn't fall asleep due to inexplicable tension. The occasional footsteps and conversations in the corridor scared him so much his scalp tingled, instantly driving all sleepiness from his brain.
After tossing and turning until twelve, his phone vibrated, startling the drowsy Lin Nan awake again.
He felt around his pillow, found his phone to check the chat ssages, and saw it was a ssage from Chen Yao.
"Are you asleep? Didn't you say you'd tell sothing online?"
Having known each other for so long, they both knew the other disliked starting conversations with "are you there," so Chen Yao's first ssage got straight to the point.
Lin Nan's head was fuzzy with drowsiness, and he didn't think much, or perhaps felt that this matter couldn't be hidden forever anyway.
"I wasn't feeling well before, so I went for a physical examination."
"So?"
"The doctor said I'm a woman."
As soon as he sent this, Lin Nan instantly beca much more alert, suddenly sitting up in bed, hurrying to recall the previous ssage.
However, before he could recall it, Chen Yao had already seen the ssage and replied continuously: "?"
"What do you an? Was that stomach pain last ti really your period?"
"That can't be right? We've used the bathroom together before?"
"Must be a misdiagnosis? What kind of examination did you get?"
"Don't joke with ."
Although he couldn't see Chen Yao's face, Lin Nan could naturally imagine his anxious appearance right now. Of course, he might also be secretly pleased?
They could be considered childhood friends, and if he was a girl, wouldn't that make them childhood sweethearts?
Lin Nan couldn't really explain the examination items, so he simply climbed down from bed, turned on the light, and sent photos of the examination report to Chen Yao.
The examination form didn't explicitly say Lin Nan was a woman, but it clearly indicated delayed developnt of certain female organs. Additionally, due to Lin Nan's long-term habit of eating takeout and greasy food, he also had mild fatty liver.
Mild fatty liver was probably common among slightly overweight young people nowadays, but Lin Nan hadn't expected to get this condition when he only weighed just over a hundred jin. However, this wasn't a terminal illness; it could be cured by maintaining a healthy diet for a period of ti.
"Could the doctor have mixed up the reports?"
"It has my na on it."
The other side was silent for a mont before responding again: "I'll co back as soon as possible, accompany you for another examination?"
"Okay."
"Do your parents know?"
"No."
"Then I feel quite honored."
Lin Nan had no expectations for the next examination. He knew the reason - even if it was truly a misdiagnosis now, as long as he continued relying on magic, this trouble would eventually return.
It had only been about a month since he started using magic.
Thinking about this, Lin Nan felt particularly troubled. Although he knew using magic wasn't good, having experienced the "cheat" made it hard to control himself when encountering problems. Adding to that his poverty and desire for a computer, he had beco entangled with money.
"Go to sleep early," Chen Yao saw Lin Nan hadn't responded and replied again, "Don't go to the part-ti job tomorrow, I should be able to get to the dorm by the 4th."
After chatting a bit more, Lin Nan finally put his phone in his pocket, but he couldn't sleep anymore. Chaotic thoughts rushed to his head all at once, making his previously drowsy brain unusually excited.
Who knew how crowded the hospital would be during National Day.
He glanced at the corridor light shining into the dorm and simply turned on his computer to play gas.
"If I can't wake up tomorrow, I'll just skip the interview. After all, it's only a hundred sothing per day, not as good as handing out flyers," Lin Nan muttered. Perhaps most people would consider being a server easier than handing out flyers under the scorching sun, but he really didn't think so.
Actually, now that his reactions were faster, his gaming skills were above average even when tired, so taking orders to play for others wasn't impossible. But boosting didn't earn money quickly - so people could play all day and barely earn a hundred yuan, and if they ssed up, they'd have to compensate.
If regular part-ti jobs were unstable, boosting basically relied on luck to make money. Look at Chen Yao - he took boosting orders whenever he had ti, but hadn't been seen earning much money from it yet.
Lin Nan felt uneasy, wondering if Chen Yao's attitude toward him would change after he ca back.
He sat at the computer, chin propped on one hand, staring at the screen, his head full of various strange fantasies.
When going ho for New Year, he wondered if his parents would notice anything. It would be normal to have so changes after not seeing them for so long, right?
After spacing out at the computer for an hour, Lin Nan finally felt sleepy again.
The dormitory building had beco even quieter. Previously he could still hear so footsteps, but now only environntal sounds remained, the silence making Lin Nan uneasy.
He was about to return to bed when soone knocked on the dorm door, startling him so much he almost fell off the ladder.
"Who is it!"
"Has Junhui gone ho?"
From the voice outside, it should be a classmate Lin Nan wasn't familiar with.
Tu Junhui was the type who could get along well with anyone, and people indeed often ca looking for him to hang out at night.
"He left ages ago."
"Damn! He told he wasn't going ho and would pull an all-nighter in my dorm, I waited forever, fuck!" The classmate outside cursed and left. Lin Nan was stunned for a mont, then shook his head with a wry smile.
Soone unfamiliar with Tu Junhui's habit of talking nonsense really couldn't tell truth from fiction.
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